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Michelle Branch
American musician (born 1983)

Michelle Jacquet Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with Santana for their 2002 hit, "The Game of Love". Her solo career began with the 2000 album Broken Bracelet, followed by The Spirit Room under Madonna's Maverick label, featuring singles like "Everywhere" and "All You Wanted". After releasing Hotel Paper, she formed the country music duo the Wreckers with Jessica Harp, earning a Grammy nomination for "Leave the Pieces". She later released extended plays and albums including Hopeless Romantic (2017) and The Trouble with Fever (2022).

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Early life and education

Branch was born on July 2, 1983, in Sedona, Arizona,123 to David and Peggy Branch.4 Her father is of partial Irish ancestry, and her mother is of Dutch-Indonesian ("Indo") and French descent.56 Her maternal grandmother was held in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. After the war she moved to Holland, where Branch's mother was born. Her mother was five years old when the family moved from the Netherlands to Arizona.78

Beginning to sing at the age of three, Branch enrolled in voice lessons at Northern Arizona University when she was eight,91011 and received her first guitar for her 14th birthday.121314 After teaching herself chords, she composed her first song "Fallen" within a week of receiving her guitar.15 She initially attended Sedona Red Rock High School,16 but finished the last two years of her high school education through home schooling so that she could focus on her music career.17

Career

1983–2000: Broken Bracelet

To support Branch's interests, her parents helped her book local gigs in Sedona, and later financed her independent album Broken Bracelet.18 Her set list at these gigs included covers of songs by Sheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, Jewel, and Fleetwood Mac.19

In December 1999, she posted two of her songs on the Rolling Stone website, which caught the attention of both pop rock band Hanson and former Rolling Stone writer and Los Angeles record producer Jeff Rabhan, eventually leading to two gigs opening for Hanson in 2000.20

In June 2000, Branch self-produced Broken Bracelet,21 a compilation of songs she wrote starting from when she was 14;22 the album was released on the independent record label Twin Dragon Records.2324 Its title was inspired from a bracelet made by pop singer Jewel, given to Branch by musician Steve Poltz at a Lisa Loeb concert she attended. Poltz told Branch that "when it breaks, you'll be famous."25 The Broken Bracelet recordings were destroyed in the Nashville floods in May 2010.26

2001–2005: The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper

In 2001, Branch signed a recording deal with Maverick Records,272829 where she began working with John Shanks to produce her second album.30 The album, The Spirit Room, was released in August 2001,3132 producing the hit single "Everywhere". The single was a commercial success, winning the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award.33 "Everywhere" was later followed by singles "All You Wanted" and "Goodbye to You". In August 2001, she appeared on Total Request Live after "Everywhere" reached No. 4 on the show's chart. Due to the mainstream success of those released singles, The Spirit Room was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for selling over two million copies in the United States.34 Branch also sang on the song "Deeper" from Hanson's 2004 album Underneath. VH1 also released a Pop-Up Video for her song "All You Wanted". The Spirit Room has sold 3 million copies worldwide to date.35

Branch met Justincase before her debut on Maverick Records, becoming friends over the Internet before meeting in Las Vegas for a music convention in 2000.36 Justincase was signed to Maverick Records in late 2001 with the help of Branch.373839 A self-titled album was released on October 29, 2002, and included several collaborations with Branch, including the lead single, "Don't Cry for Us".40

In 2002, Branch teamed up with Santana, alongside songwriters Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, to produce the song "The Game of Love",414243 which went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.4445 She also earned a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best New Artist,46 which was won by Norah Jones.

Branch's third overall album, Hotel Paper, was released in 2003 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over one million copies.4748 The album was met with mixed reviews. Its lead single, "Are You Happy Now?", was a chart success, earning Branch a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance,49 though the song lost to Pink's "Trouble". The following singles, "Breathe" and "'Til I Get over You", did not match the first single's success. Branching out into television, she appeared in several shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in an uncredited appearance), American Dreams, and Charmed (as herself). In June 2004, she appeared on MTV's Faking the Video alongside Nick Lachey and JC Chasez. She also appeared in the 2002 Rob Schneider film The Hot Chick as a club DJ.

2005–2007: The Wreckers

In July 2005, Branch began collaborating with her backup singer and longtime friend Jessica Harp.50515253 They were initially known as the Cass County Homewreckers as a joke by Branch's husband,54 but they trimmed it down to the Wreckers.55 Their album attempted to combine their respective genres—pop rock and country. It was originally slated for release in June 2005 but was delayed because of reasons surrounding Branch's pregnancy.56 The duo's first single "Leave the Pieces" was released in February 2006, while their album Stand Still, Look Pretty was released in May.57

During this period, they contributed to Santana's album All That I Am, with the song "I'm Feeling You",58 appearing on the American teen television drama One Tree Hill,59 and joined country music stars Rascal Flatts on a U.S. tour.6061 They initially toured with Gavin DeGraw, Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Galeotti, which was also written into the show during the second season.62 The group was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 2006 Country Music Association Awards and for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal6364 for the song "Leave the Pieces" in December 2006. Stand Still, Look Pretty was certified Gold by the RIAA with sales of 851,000 copies as of March 2009. The Wreckers split in 2007.65

Later that same year, Branch sold her Calabasas, California home and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.6667

2008–2012: Unreleased albums

Immediately thereafter, Branch wrote an unreleased song for Mandy Moore's 2007 album Wild Hope,68 and also wrote "Together" for the soundtrack of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2; it was also featured as the final song ever played on the CBS TV soap opera, Guiding Light. In October 2007, she announced that she was working on a new solo album and later reported the title would be Everything Comes and Goes.69 In June 2008, she played several live shows in preparation for the album's release with her sister Nicole singing backing vocals.

In early 2009, she sang the song "I Lose My Heart" in a duet with Chris Isaak on his new album Mr. Lucky.70 A video for the first single from the album "Sooner Or Later" was released on July 28, 2009. Also in 2009, she recorded "A Case of You" (originally by Joni Mitchell) for the compilation Covered, A Revolution in Sound which commemorated Warner Bros. Records 50th anniversary.71 A video was made for the song "This Way" and uploaded to Branch's official YouTube account in October 2009,72 but it was not released as a single and did not chart. (The video was included on a limited edition DVD entitled The Video Anthology available on michellebranch.com.)73 Everything Comes and Goes was finally released as a six-track extended play on July 16, 2010, via Branch's website and would be available at all retailers one month later.74 In 2010, Branch and R&B/hip-hop producer Timbaland collaborated on a pop/R&B song entitled "Getaway" and released a video.75

In December 2010, Branch announced her return to her pop/rock roots for her album, West Coast Time.7677 In early 2011, Branch released three previously unreleased songs from Everything Comes and Goes including, "Texas In the Mirror", "Take a Chance on Me", and "Long Goodbye", the latter a duet with Dwight Yoakam. On March 22, 2011, in a video regarding updates on the third studio album uploaded via Branch's YouTube account, Branch confirmed that half the album is finished and added that "it's sounding really really good....it's all going well and it's all on time."78 On April 14, 2011, it was announced that Branch had finished recording the album, she also added that "only mixing/mastering left. Michelle practiced and recorded a few tracks with Tilted Head and FIVE lead singer Joshua Barton, however it is still a work in progress."79 On May 26, 2011, Branch hosted a live webchat with fans in which she previewed her new single "Loud Music", which was released to the iTunes Store on June 14, 2011. The song was co-written and produced by British writers Jim Irvin and Julian Emery who collaborated with Branch on several songs on the album. In the webcast, Branch also mentioned songs on the album called "Mastermind" and "The Story Of Us" and also added that "Through The Radio" would be a hidden track on the CD. In a previous webcast, she premiered a song from the album called "Spark". During a live outdoor performance at the Warner Brothers building she performed another new song, dedicated to her then-husband Teddy Landau, "For Dear Life". In June 2011, she released the album's first single titled "Loud Music". It has charted on the Adult Pop Songs chart. On July 12, 2011, Branch performed "God Bless America" at the MLB All-Star Game, in Phoenix, Arizona. In September, a new song "Another Sun" was featured on Fox's TV series Terra Nova.80 On October 29, 2011, she gave a small concert to approximately 200 fans at the Egyptian Room in downtown Indianapolis, as part of the Gravedigger's Ball. On December 12, 2011, Branch released a song titled "If You Happen to Call" for free download on the official website.81

In February 2012, VH1 hosted the "100 Greatest Women In Music" special and she was nominated in both the "Pop" category and the "Greatest Female Artist of All Time". On April 3, 2012, Branch performed "Leave the Pieces" with Kelly Clarkson in Los Angeles as part of Clarkson's Stronger Tour. On September 5, the singer premiered a new pop-rock track "Mastermind". In September 2012, Branch joined chef Michael Mina as a co-host of Cook Taste Eat, an online cooking show that aims to teach viewers how to cook quality food at home.82

As with her release, Everything Comes and Goes, West Coast Time has seen numerous delays for, as yet, unknown reasons. Branch has confirmed on her Twitter account that she knew as much as the fans did about the delay. In January 2011, Branch confirmed in an interview with Katie Krause from Hollywire.com that the album would be released later that year.83 On June 1, 2011, Branch announced that the album was called West Coast Time and slated for a September 2011 release date. On December 25, 2012, Branch confirmed that West Coast Time was scheduled for release in Spring 2013, but the album has not yet been released.848586

2013–2017: New record deal and Hopeless Romantic

For much of 2013, Branch wrote songs and moved on from the unreleased West Coast Time. On November 5, 2013, Branch announced that she had started recording a new album in London with Martin Terefe.87 On February 2, 2014, she confirmed on Twitter that the rest of the album would be recorded in Nashville for a pop-rock sound. In October 2014, she recorded a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" which was subsequently used in an episode of Stalker.88

On July 17, 2015, Branch announced that she had signed with Verve Records.89 In May 2016, she appeared on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to sing "Goodbye Ted Cruz", a reworking of her song "Goodbye to You", as a tongue-in-cheek lament to the suspension of Ted Cruz's US presidential campaign.90

In December 2016, Entertainment Weekly announced Branch's new album, Hopeless Romantic, which was released on April 7, 2017.9192 Branch announced in September 2017, that she had parted ways with Verve Records.9394

Branch and Patrick Carney performed a cover of the song "A Horse with No Name" for a season 4 episode of BoJack Horseman titled "The Old Sugarman Place", where the title character drives through the desert. This version also appears on the soundtrack album of the series.95

2021–present: The Spirit Room 20th anniversary album and The Trouble with Fever

During a January 5, 2021, Livestream performance for Snapple, Branch confirmed that she would be re-recording her album The Spirit Room in March 2021 to celebrate its anniversary. On September 10, 2021, Branch performed the album in its entirety during a special virtual concert. An afterparty and Q&A session followed.96 It was released on October 15, 2021.97

On July 12, 2022, Branch announced on social media that her new single titled "I'm a Man" would be released July 15, 2022.98 The single was included in her fifth studio album, The Trouble with Fever, which was released on September 16, 2022.99 The album art for The Trouble with Fever is a photograph taken by Branch's father-in-law, James Carney.100

Musical style and influence

Branch has stated that her music has been influenced by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, Lisa Loeb, Joni Mitchell, Queen, Alanis Morissette, Dolores O'Riordan, Jewel, Fleetwood Mac and Cat Stevens.101102103104 She also likes classical music and older country music.105106 Branch mainly uses a Gibson Hummingbird after retiring her blue Taylor 614ce.107108

Personal life

Branch married her bass player Teddy Landau (b. 1964) in Mexico on May 23, 2004,109110111 and gave birth to a child112 in August 2005.113 Branch separated from Landau in 2014,114 and their divorce was finalized in November 2015.115116

In 2015, Branch met Patrick Carney of the Black Keys at a Grammy party, and the two started dating during the production of Hopeless Romantic.117118 In 2017, Branch and her child moved into Carney's home in Nashville.119120 Branch and Carney have a son, who was born in August 2018.121122 The couple lived in Nashville with their children and two Irish Wolfhounds.123 Branch and Carney were married on April 20, 2019.124 In December 2020, she revealed she suffered a miscarriage.125 In August 2021, Branch announced she was pregnant,126 and in February 2022, she gave birth to a daughter, her third child and her second with Carney.127 On August 11, 2022, Branch announced her separation from Carney after accusing him of infidelity.128 She was arrested on a domestic assault charge the next day, having allegedly slapped Carney.129 Billboard reported that the charges against Branch were dropped at the request of the state on August 24.130 The following month, Branch and Carney filed to suspend their divorce proceedings.131132133

Discography

Main article: Michelle Branch discography

See also: The Wreckers discography

Studio albums

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Buffy the Vampire SlayerHerself/Musical GuestEpisode "Tabula Rasa"
2002American DreamsLesley GoreEpisode "The End of the Innocence"
The Hot ChickDJ
2003CharmedHerself/Musical GuestEpisode "Centennial Charmed"
2004The Chris Isaak ShowEpisode "Candidate"
2005One Tree HillEpisode "The Hero Dies In This One"
2010Hell's KitchenHerselfEpisode "16 Chefs Compete"

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Branch has won one award from four nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2003Michelle BranchBest New ArtistNominated
"The Game of Love" (with Santana)Best Pop Collaboration with VocalsWon
2004"Are You Happy Now?"Best Female Rock Vocal PerformanceNominated
2007"Leave the Pieces"Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalNominated

MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards were first established in 2002 by MTV Asia. Branch received one nomination.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2004Michelle BranchFavorite Female ArtistNominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Branch received three nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2002"All You Wanted"Best Female VideoNominated
Best Pop VideoNominated
"Everywhere"Viewer's ChoiceWon

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show first aired in 1999 by Fox Broadcasting Company. Branch received four nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2002Michelle BranchChoice Breakout ArtistNominated
"All You Wanted"Choice Love SongNominated
Choice Summer SongNominated
2003"The Game of Love"Choice Hook UpNominated

Other awards

YearOrganizationAward135ResultRef
2003IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music AwardsTop 10 Best Selling Foreign Albums (as Hotel Paper)Won
Clear Top 10 Awards (Indonesia)Amazing International HitmakerNominated136
2004Groovevolt Music and Fashion AwardsBest Pop Album - Female (The Spirit Room)Nominated137
BMI Pop AwardsAward-Winning Song ("Are You Happy Now?")Won138
2006Country Music AssociationVocal Duo of the Year (as The Wreckers)Nominated
2007MusicRow AwardsMajor Label Breakout Artist of the Year (as The Wreckers)Won
R&R Readers' PollBest New Performer (as The Wreckers)Won
Academy of Country MusicTop Vocal Duo (as The Wreckers)Nominated
Top New Vocal Duo (as The Wreckers)Nominated
Country Music AssociationVocal Duo of the Year (as The Wreckers)Nominated
2008Academy of Country MusicTop New Vocal Duo (as The Wreckers)Nominated
Country Music AssociationVocal Duo of the Year (as The Wreckers)Nominated

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